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Industry's smallest, lowest-cost GbE PHY reduces networking switch power by 30% MILPITAS, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced a new generation of gigabit Ethernet (GbE) PHY silicon technology for server, desktop, mobile and networking switch applications. Now in its fourth generation, the LSI(TM) Energy-Efficient GbE PHY provides the industry's lowest-power GbE technology in the smallest size, enabling OEMs to dramatically reduce chip count, energy consumption and bill of materials cost. Escalating power costs and upcoming ENERGY STAR(R) compliance guidelines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy are driving IT and telecommunications equipment manufacturers to build more power-efficient products. Substantial economies in energy consumption can be achieved by the deployment of "multi-rate" devices, which are capable of ramping down during periods of inactivity. The LSI Energy-Efficient GbE PHY transitions to low-power mode in the absence of data traffic, yet immediately returns to full speed when traffic resumes. Because online traffic continues to escalate, both high performance and low power consumption are essential to the mass deployment of next-generation, energy-efficient Ethernet networks. The LSI GbE PHY is capable of reducing Ethernet switch power consumption by more than 30 percent, and it is available now for implementation in custom integrated designs. It is also backward compatible with existing Ethernet standards, which allows for rapid migration. "Private enterprises and government agencies can meet the demands of growing network traffic and impending federal guidelines by accelerating their plans to upgrade to high-performance, low-energy networks," said Jim Anderson, vice president of geographic sales and marketing, Semiconductor Solutions Group, LSI. "Our customers are implementing the new LSI GbE PHY to meet those demands today." More information on the new GbE PHY and other LSI products will be available in booth Surf A - 1973 of the Interop Conference in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev., May 17-21, 2009. About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com/. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website, http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI and the LSI logo design are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation. 3. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI Corporation CONTACT: Dan Devine of LSI Corporation, +1-610-712-6802, Web Site: http://www.lsi.com/

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